Campion, Cathedral emerge champions Cooperage lads win U- 8 title, while Rian helps Fort side clinch U- 10 crown MSSA football Gordon Du2019Cos ta sports@ mid- day. com Campi on ( Cooperage) encountered mixed fortune as their U- 8 team emerged champions while the U- 10 side stumbled at the final hurdle at the MSSA inter- school football tournaments on Thursday.
In the boys U- 8 Div- I final, Campion snatched a close 1- 0 win over Bombay Scottish ( Mahim) at the Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School turf ground, Dadar. The Campion youngsters completed a grand double, as they had earlier won the knockout championship.
On the adjacent ground, Campionu2019s senior team suffered a 1- 3 defeat to arch- rivals Cathedral & John Connon ( Fort) in the boys U- 10 Div- I summit clash. Cathedral & John Connon also dashed Campionu2019s hopes of winning a double here too, as they had previously won the knockout event.
Campionu2019s Priaan Kantawal scored the decisive winner from a direct free- kick in the second half. His long- range shot beat Bombay Scottish goalkeeper Manas Mishra all ends up. u201c Iu2019m happy to have scored the winning goal for my team. I had another chance to score from another free- kick but missed,u201d Priaan casually told mid- day.
Meanwhile, Cathedral captain Rian Uniyal was instrumental in all three goals in the U- 12 final. Zahaan Mistry tapped in the opener off Rianu2019s corner kick following which Rian notched up a fine braceu2014 both from long- range efforts. Aarav Agarwal scored Campionu2019s lone goal.
The victorious Campion U- 8 team at the Dr Antonio Da Silva High School turf ground, Dadar yesterday Cathedral & John Connonu2019s U- 10 boys after beating Campion in the final yesterday. PICS/ SURESH KARKERA
